The Flag Confederate States Of America Stock Photography

The flag Confederate The first official national flag of the Confederation, called `Stars and Stripes`, was used from March 4, 1861 to May 1, 1863. It was inspired by the weapons of the Archduke of Austria, which would eventually originate the current flag National Museum of Austria, and was designed by Prussian artist Nicola Marschall in Marion, Alabama. It was officially adopted on March 4, 1861 in Montgomery, Alabama. One of the first acts of the confederated provisional Congress was the creation of the Flag and Seal Commission, chaired by William Porcher Miles of South Carolina. The Committee asked the population to present ideas and give their opinion on the subject, being overwhelming the number of petitions that advocated the preservation of the United States flag